Leonid Stadnyk | |
|---|---|
Леонід Стадник | |
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| Born |
Leonid Stepanovych Stadnyk
5 August 1970 |
| Died | 24 August 2014 (aged 44) |
| Nationality | Ukrainian |
| Height | 8 ft 5.5 in (2.57m) (Disputed)[1] |
Leonid Stepanovych Stadnyk (Ukrainian: Леонід Степанович Стадник; 5 August 1970 – 24 August 2014) was a Ukrainian man who claimed to have stood at 2.57 m (8 ft 5 in) though the photographic evidence suggests he was no more than 7 ft 7 in (2.31m).
Death
Stadnyk died at the age of 44 on 24 August 2014 from a brain hemorrhage.
See also
- List of tallest people
- Bao Xishun, the previous holder of tallest man Guinness title
- Robert Wadlow (1918–1940), the tallest man in history
- Sultan Kösen, the current tallest man in Guinness title
External links
- https://www.gq.com/story/lenoid-stadnyk-tallest-man-russia-200503?printable=true
- PHOTO from life of giant (in Russian)
- AP article
- San Clemente doctor gets to know giant, The Orange County Register
- Photo at Ukrainian country side, Photos in UemA
- "Ukrainian is world's tallest man". BBC News. 8 August 2007. Retrieved 9 August 2007.
- Guinness official record of Leonid Stadnyk's height, based on a measurement by the Ukrainian Book of Records.